About
Our heart is to see transformation, to become radical disciples of Jesus - committed to personal transformation and living it out in the marketplace as an overflow of the love Christ showed us first.
Our Name
The book of Genesis is a good place to start if you want to understand what God has to say about ‘work’. In Genesis we discover that the Hebrew word for ‘work’ Avodah also is used for ‘worship’ - when we work we also are worshipping the God who created us in ‘his own image’. In Genesis we discover who we are and why our work is something that God is very interested in.
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27
Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Genesis 1:28
Explore
The Genesis Network seeks to make Jesus Christ known to marketplace leaders in the business community encouraging then to seek personal transformation by the holy spirit leading to the transformation of individual businesses
Equip
We seek to resource Christian businesspeople and marketplace leaders so that they can live out their faith in the marketplace, becoming more like Jesus so that God’s Kingdom will be advanced in the marketplace
Engage
We seek to build a radical community of Jesus followers who spur each other on and build each other up. This community will be known for how they share stories of what God is doing and for how they support each other practically and in prayer.
The Team
DANIEL JACKSON
Daniel is the Managing Director of Cornerstone NI, a Belfast-based property development company that has a focus on regeneration. He is passionate about how he can use his property business to bring light and hope to the parts of the city that he develops and the communities that live there.
Daniel has been on Genesis committee since its formation in January 2021. In this next season, Daniel is excited about how The Genesis Network can become a movement that motivates followers of Jesus to bring gospel transformation in the places that they are working in.
VICTORIA SHIELDS
Victoria Shields is the Director of The Skin Health Clinic based in Newry Co.Down. Her clinic specialises in helping people manage problematic skin conditions as well as promoting skin health . As a Christian in business Victoria is passionate about using what God has entrusted her with to help others meet christ through daily encounters in her business and with her team. Being in a community of other Christian business owners brings me great encouragement and I am excited to see more of Christ in the marketplace through being part of the Genesis network.
LIZ COUSINS
Liz has a wide range of business and charity interests through her Directorships in Warmflow and associated businesses. Warmflow is Northern Ireland’s leading manufacturer of oil-fired boilers and operates out of a state of the art, 150,000 sqft production facility in Lisburn. Liz also is actively involved in the House of Vic-Ryn Trust and in the CS Lewis Institute. Liz shares a passion with her husband for encouraging businesspeople and professionals to consider what generosity looks like in their life.
ALASTAIR HAIR
Alastair is the founder and Managing Director of Hanover Systems. Operating since 2007 Hanover Systems offer control, monitoring and distribution systems for Mechanical and Electrical Building Services and have clients across the UK and Ireland. A real people person he loves the energy in the room at our events and building relationships with other leaders that are seeking to live their life for Christ in their business life.
PHILIP MCMILLAN
Philip’s experience cuts across cross-cultural mission, business and the charity sectors. He is director of Mahema Consult Ltd, a company providing advice and training to the voluntary sector on funding, governance, strategic management and advice to donors. He also oversees his family’s online store selling fitness and physio aids. During a 13 year period in Nepal, he established his first business based on the Business as Mission model. In addition to Genesis Network he is on the board of several faith sector charities and advisory boards.
JACK TAYLOR
Operations Lead
Jack’s role with Genesis started in December 2022, coming from a background in Youth and Young Adult Ministry in a local Church. He also studied at Belfast Bible College, with his studies particularly focusing on Leadership and Mentoring.
Jack is also a Co-Founder of a MedTech startup aiming at reducing agency spend for the NHS. He loves people and being able to connect people’s needs with solutions as best as he can.
Email: Jack@thegenesisnetwork.com
ANDREW AGNEW
Andrew’s background is in FMCG wholesale and retail, developing a customer-centric approach to strategy. Andrew is a board member of threeeighteen - a microloan development NGO working in Zambia. In his free time you can find Andrew exploring city streets with WRB.
Dave Linton